China - Flash report, Production volume, 2019

Flash report, December 2019

14 Jan. 2020

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China’s 2019 vehicle production and sales decline 7.5% and 8.2% respectively
On January 13, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the entire year of 2019. The automotive industry of China was under high pressure in 2019 as it was affected by such factors as China-U.S. economic and trade frictions, adoption of stricter emission standards and NEV (new energy vehicle) subsidy cuts. The entire industry was still in the process of transformation and upgrading. Production and sales stayed within reasonable ranges thanks to the industry’s ability to rejuvenate in the second half of 2019.
Overall vehicle production in 2019 totaled 25.721 million units, reflecting a 7.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 25.769 million units, reflecting an 8.2% y/y decline. Production and sales experienced year-over-year (y/y) declines for months in the year. The first half of 2019 showed higher y/y decrease rates while the second half had lower y/y decrease rates. Sales in December 2019 reflected a slight 0.1% y/y decline.
In 2019, passenger car production reached 21.360 million units, reflecting a decrease of 9.2% compared to 2018. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 21.444 million units, reflecting a 9.6% y/y decline. Proportions of passenger vehicle production and sales to total vehicle production and sales reached 83.0% and 83.2%, 3.4% and 1.2% lower respectively than the proportions in 2018.
Among commercial vehicles, production in 2019 totaled 4.36 million units, reflecting a 1.9% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales of the entire year were 4.324 million units, reflecting a 1.1% y/y decline.
In 2019, NEV production reached 1.242 million units, reflecting a decrease of 2.3% y/y, while sales reached 1.206 million units, reflecting a decrease of 4.0% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 1.02 million units, reflecting a 3.4% y/y increase, while sales were 972,000 units, reflecting a 1.2% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales reached 220,000 units and 232,000 units, reflecting 22.5% and 14.5% y/y declines respectively. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production and sales reached 2,833 units and 2,737 units, reflecting 85.5% and 79.2% y/y increases respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in 2019 totaled 1.024 million units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 725,000 units, reflecting a 4.3% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 299,000 units, reflecting a 5.7% y/y increase.

China - Production of vehicles

	Dec. 2019			Jan.-Dec. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	99.2	37.0	-1.9	1,023.3	39.8	-10.9
MPV	14.0	5.2	-16.8	138.1	5.4	-18.1
SUV	101.2	37.7	21.5	934.4	36.3	-6.0
Mini Van	4.1	1.5	-1.5	40.2	1.6	-4.3
Passenger Cars Total	218.5	81.4	6.4	2,136.0	83.0	-9.2
Commercial Vehicles Total	49.8	18.6	16.4	436.0	17.0	1.9
Grand Total	268.3	100.0	8.1	2,572.1	100.0	-7.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2019	Jan.-Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	54,038	56,470	-4.3%	506,909	489,179	3.6%
2	Haval	Haval H6	45,090	50,835	-11.3%	386,657	447,582	-13.6%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	49,099	55,774	-12.0%	374,034	452,127	-17.3%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	38,856	32,970	17.9%	358,926	371,536	-3.4%
5	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	27,800	47,159	-41.1%	348,182	486,381	-28.4%
6	VW	Sagitar	32,870	29,391	11.8%	296,492	317,690	-6.7%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	26,012	25,626	1.5%	270,326	264,719	2.1%
8	VW	New Bora (Model X)	36,042	2,279	1481.5%	266,515	146,203	82.3%
9	Honda	Civic	19,394	22,561	-14.0%	243,695	219,900	10.8%
10	VW	Santana	23,340	27,442	-14.9%	239,873	269,410	-11.0%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, November 2019

10 Dec. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production increases 3.8% and sales decline 3.6% in November
On December 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of November, 2019. Production in November realized a year-over-year (y/y) increase while sales showed a lower y/y decrease rate than in October.
Overall vehicle production in November totaled 2.593 million units, reflecting a 3.8% y/y increase, while sales totaled 2.457 million units, reflecting a 3.6% y/y decline. YTD production for January through November totaled 23.038 million units with a 9.0% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 23.110 million units, reflecting a 9.1% y/y decline.
November passenger car production reached 2.163 million units, reflecting an increase of 1.9% compared to November of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 2.057 million units, reflecting a 5.4% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in November totaled 430,000 units, reflecting a 14.6% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales were 400,000 units, reflecting a 6.9% y/y increase.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 110,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 36.9% y/y, while sales reached 95,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 43.7% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 96,000 units, reflecting a 29.6% y/y decrease, while sales were 81,000 units, reflecting a 41.2% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales both reached 14,000 units, reflecting 63.0% and 54.4% y/y declines respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in November totaled 83,000 units, reflecting an 8.3% y/y increase. Passenger car exports totaled 60,000 units, reflecting an 18.6% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, reflecting a 12.0% y/y decline.

China - Production of vehicles

	Nov. 2019			Jan.-Nov. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	98.1	37.8	-7.1	924.1	40.1	-11.7
MPV	14.6	5.6	0.7	124.1	5.4	-18.2
SUV	100.0	38.6	11.9	833.3	36.2	-8.6
Mini Van	3.7	1.4	25.5	36.1	1.6	-4.6
Passenger Cars Total	216.3	83.4	1.9	1,917.5	83.2	-10.7
Commercial Vehicles Total	43.0	16.6	14.6	386.3	16.8	0.3
Grand Total	259.3	100.0	3.8	2,303.8	100.0	-9.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Nov. 2019	Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2019	Jan.-Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	45,404	46,033	-1.4%	452,871	432,709	4.7%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	42,572	45,789	-7.0%	324,935	396,353	-18.0%
3	Haval	Haval H6	42,359	54,693	-22.6%	341,567	396,747	-13.9%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	40,179	36,020	11.5%	320,070	338,566	-5.5%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	35,367	4,437	697.1%	230,473	143,924	60.1%
6	Changan/Chana	CS75	31,071	6,448	381.9%	167,762	132,294	26.8%
7	VW	Sagitar	30,784	30,833	-0.2%	263,622	288,299	-8.6%
8	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	27,054	52,556	-48.5%	320,382	439,222	-27.1%
9	VW	Tayron	25,150	2,280	1003.1%	155,654	12,291	1166.4%
10	Honda	CR-V	24,609	18,360	34.0%	191,531	137,853	38.9%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, October 2019

11 Nov. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 1.7% and 4.0% respectively in October
On November 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of October, 2019. Production and sales in October showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates than those in September.
Overall vehicle production in October totaled 2.295 million units, reflecting a 3.9% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 1.7% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.284 million units, reflecting a 0.6% m/m increase and a 4.0% y/y decline. YTD production for January through October totaled 20.444 million units with a 10.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 20.652 million units, reflecting a 9.7% y/y decline.
October passenger car production reached 1.938 million units, reflecting an increase of 3.9% from the previous month, and a decline of 3.2% compared to October of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.928 million units, reflecting 0.2% m/m and 5.8% y/y declines.
Among commercial vehicles, production in October totaled 358,000 units, reflecting 3.9% m/m and 7.7% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 357,000 units, reflecting 4.8% m/m and 7.0% y/y increases.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 95,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 35.4% y/y, while sales reached 75,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 45.6% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 78,000 units, reflecting a 33.3% y/y decrease, while sales were 59,000 units, reflecting a 47.3% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales both reached 16,000 units, reflecting 44.3% and 38.7% y/y declines respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in October totaled 87,000 units, reflecting a 3.1% m/m decline and a 23.4% y/y increase. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting a 0.2% m/m decline and a 32.1% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, reflecting a 10.8% m/m decline and a 2.6% y/y increase.

China - Production of vehicles

	Oct. 2019			Jan.-Oct. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	88.7	38.6	-10.7	826.0	40.4	-12.2
MPV	13.7	6.0	6.7	109.5	5.4	-20.2
SUV	88.0	38.3	3.3	733.3	35.9	-10.8
Mini Van	3.4	1.5	16.4	32.4	1.6	-7.2
Passenger Cars Total	193.8	84.4	-3.2	1,701.2	83.2	-12.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.8	15.6	7.7	343.2	16.8	-1.3
Grand Total	229.5	100.0	-1.7	2,044.4	100.0	-10.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Oct. 2019	Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2019	Jan.-Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	49,146	48,162	2.0%	407,467	386,676	5.4%
2	Haval	Haval H6	40,754	41,159	-1.0%	299,208	342,054	-12.5%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	38,557	28,749	34.1%	279,891	302,546	-7.5%
4	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	34,325	36,323	-5.5%	282,363	350,564	-19.5%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	32,927	3,992	724.8%	195,106	139,487	39.9%
6	Changan/Chana	CS75	24,720	14,770	67.4%	136,691	125,846	8.6%
7	VW	New Passat (NMS)	24,670	7,220	241.7%	163,631	147,685	10.8%
8	VW	Tayron	22,283	5,988	272.1%	130,504	10,011	1203.6%
9	Geely	Bo Yue	22,048	22,851	-3.5%	186,295	215,193	-13.4%
10	VW	Santana	21,443	29,564	-27.5%	192,653	215,156	-10.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, September 2019

15 Oct. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 6.2% and 5.2% respectively in September
On October 14, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of September, 2019. Production in September showed higher year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates than those in August while sales in September declined at lower year-over-year (y/y) rates.
Overall vehicle production in September totaled 2.209 million units, reflecting an 11.0% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 6.2% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.271 million units, reflecting a 16.0% m/m increase and a 5.2% y/y decline. YTD production for January through September totaled 18.149 million units with an 11.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 18.371 million units, reflecting a 10.3% y/y decline.
September passenger car production reached 1.865 million units, reflecting an increase of 10.1% from the previous month, and a decline of 7.9% compared to September of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.931 million units, reflecting a 16.8% m/m increase and a 6.3% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in September totaled 345,000 units, reflecting 15.8% m/m and 4.0% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 340,000 units, reflecting 11.6% m/m and 1.9% y/y increases.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 89,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 29.9% y/y, while sales reached 80,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 34.2% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 74,000 units, reflecting a 26.1% y/y decrease, while sales were 63,000 units, reflecting a 33.1% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 15,000 units reflecting a 44.1% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 38.4% y/y at 17,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in September totaled 90,000 units, reflecting 0.9% m/m and 6.3% y/y increases. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting a 0.4% m/m decline and a 13.2% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 24,000 units, reflecting a 4.5% m/m increase and an 8.9% y/y decline.

China - Production of vehicles

	Sep. 2019			Jan.-Sep. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	88.8	40.2	-12.8	737.3	40.6	-12.4
MPV	12.4	5.6	-16.5	95.9	5.3	-23.0
SUV	82.1	37.2	-0.3	645.3	35.6	-12.4
Mini Van	3.1	1.4	-10.0	29.0	1.6	-10.1
Passenger Cars Total	186.5	84.4	-7.9	1,507.5	83.1	-13.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	34.5	15.6	4.0	307.4	16.9	-2.1
Grand Total	220.9	100.0	-6.2	1,814.9	100.0	-11.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Sep. 2019	Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2019	Jan.-Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	46,998	46,808	0.4%	341,627	337,939	1.1%
2	VW	Lavida	46,837	46,883	-0.1%	358,321	338,514	5.9%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	32,373	27,591	17.3%	241,334	273,797	-11.9%
4	Haval	Haval H6	31,748	34,540	-8.1%	258,454	300,895	-14.1%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	30,993	4,184	640.8%	162,179	135,495	19.7%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	28,600	30,520	-6.3%	248,038	314,241	-21.1%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	24,015	31,324	-23.3%	209,327	178,072	17.6%
8	VW	Sagitar	23,097	26,601	-13.2%	214,190	231,476	-7.5%
9	Honda	Civic	22,623	20,582	9.9%	183,528	159,118	15.3%
10	VW	Santana	22,501	29,480	-23.7%	171,210	185,592	-7.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, August 2019

11 Sep. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 0.5% and 6.9% respectively in August
On September 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of August, 2019. Production in August showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates while sales in August declined at higher year-over-year (y/y) rates.
Overall vehicle production in August totaled 1.991 million units, reflecting a 10.3% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 0.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.958 million units, reflecting an 8.0% m/m increase and a 6.9% y/y decline. YTD production for January through August totaled 15.939 million units with a 12.1% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 16.104 million units, reflecting an 11.0% y/y decline.
August passenger car production reached 1.693 million units, reflecting an increase of 10.9% from the previous month, and a decline of 0.7% compared to August of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.653 million units, reflecting a 7.9% m/m increase and a 7.7% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in August totaled 298,000 units, reflecting 7.3% m/m and 0.9% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 305,000 units, reflecting an 8.6% m/m increase and a 2.8% y/y decline.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 87,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 12.1% y/y, while sales reached 85,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 15.8% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 74,000 units, reflecting a 2.2% y/y increase, while sales were 69,000 units, reflecting a 6.0% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 14,000 units reflecting a 49.8% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 41.3% y/y at 16,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in August totaled 89,000 units, reflecting a 9.9% m/m increase and a 0.6% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting 9.7% m/m and 0.7% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, reflecting a 10.7% m/m increase and a 4.1% y/y decline.
In addition, it was reported by various media sources that CAAM recently lowered its forecast for vehicle sales in 2019. According to CAAM’s latest forecast, the vehicle sales in the year of 2019 as a whole are expected to reach 26.68 million units, reflecting a 5% y/y decline. Its previous sales forecast for 2019 was 28 million units. Specifically, passenger car sales are expected to be about 22.44 million units, reflecting a 5.4 y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales are expected to be about 4.24 million units, reflecting around 3% y/y decline. NEV sales are expected to reach about 1.5 million units, reflecting around 19.4% y/y increase. CAAM’s previous sales forecast shows that passenger car sales will be 23.6 million units, equal to the number in 2018; commercial vehicle sales will be 4.4 million units, reflecting a 1% y/y increase; NEV sales will be 1.6 million units, reflecting a 33% increase. 

China - Production of vehicles

	Aug. 2019			Jan.-Aug. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	81.2	40.8	-5.7	648.5	40.7	-12.4
MPV	9.9	5.0	-11.0	83.5	5.2	-23.3
SUV	75.3	37.8	7.6	563.2	35.3	-13.9
Mini Van	2.9	1.5	-12.4	25.8	1.6	-10.1
Passenger Cars Total	169.3	85.0	-0.7	1,321.0	82.9	-13.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.8	15.0	0.9	273.0	17.1	-3.1
Grand Total	199.1	100.0	-0.5	1,593.9	100.0	-12.1

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2019	Jan.-Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	44,806	42,200	6.2%	311,484	291,631	6.8%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	39,862	40,824	-2.4%	294,629	291,131	1.2%
3	VW	Sagitar	29,784	9,211	223.4%	191,093	204,875	-6.7%
4	Buick	Excelle GT	28,009	22,416	25.0%	185,312	146,748	26.3%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	27,642	3,799	627.6%	131,186	131,311	-0.1%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	26,134	21,613	20.9%	219,438	283,721	-22.7%
7	Haval	Haval H6	24,196	27,044	-10.5%	226,706	266,355	-14.9%
8	VW	Tiguan	23,892	8,858	169.7%	149,158	212,849	-29.9%
9	Toyota	Levin	21,659	16,839	28.6%	131,362	120,580	8.9%
10	VW	Santana	21,252	16,916	25.6%	148,709	156,112	-4.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, July 2019

13 Aug. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 11.9% and 4.3% respectively in July
On August 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of July, 2019. Production and sales figures in July showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to July decreased at rates lower than that from January to June.
Overall vehicle production in July totaled 1.8 million units, reflecting a 5% month-over-month (m/m) decrease and an 11.9% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.808 million units, reflecting a 12.1% m/m decrease and a 4.3% y/y decline. YTD production for January through July totaled 13.933 million units with a 13.5% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 14.132 million units, reflecting an 11.4% y/y decline.
July passenger car production reached 1.523 million units, reflecting a decrease of 4.7% from the previous month, and a decline of 11.7% compared to July of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.528 million units, reflecting an 11.6% m/m decrease and a 3.9% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in July totaled 277,000 units, reflecting a 6.4% m/m decline and a 12.7% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 281,000 units, reflecting decreases of 14.6% m/m and 6.4% y/y.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 84,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 6.9% y/y, while sales reached 80,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 4.7% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 65,000 units, reflecting a 4.8% y/y decrease, while sales were 61,000 units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 20,000 units reflecting a 13.2% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 20.6% y/y at 19,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in July totaled 81,000 units, reflecting a 15.5% m/m decrease and a 14% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 60,000 units, reflecting a 12.5% m/m decrease and a 12.9% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, reflecting a 23.1% m/m decrease and a 17% y/y decline.

China - Production of vehicles

	Jul. 2019			Jan.-Jul. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	75.4	41.9	-13.3	565.8	40.6	-13.4
MPV	8.2	4.6	-31.3	73.6	5.3	-24.7
SUV	66.1	36.7	-5.2	487.7	35.0	-16.2
Mini Van	2.5	1.4	-34.3	23.0	1.7	-9.8
Passenger Cars Total	152.3	84.6	-11.7	1,150.1	82.5	-15.3
Commercial Vehicles Total	27.7	15.4	-12.7	243.2	17.5	-3.5
Grand Total	180.0	100.0	-11.9	1,393.3	100.0	-13.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jul. 2019	Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2019	Jan.-Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	30,370	37,153	-18.3%	254,767	250,307	1.8%
2	VW	Sagitar	30,043	27,074	11.0%	161,309	195,664	-17.6%
3	VW	New Bora (Model X)	28,511	9,151	211.6%	103,544	127,512	-18.8%
4	VW	Lavida	27,749	31,828	-12.8%	266,678	249,431	6.9%
5	Honda	Civic	26,797	21,341	25.6%	139,718	121,000	15.5%
6	Toyota	Levin	24,378	18,315	33.1%	109,703	103,741	5.7%
7	VW	Santana	23,367	6,673	250.2%	127,457	139,196	-8.4%
8	Haval	Haval H6	23,088	25,976	-11.1%	202,510	239,311	-15.4%
9	Honda	Accord	23,000	21,730	5.8%	128,534	93,742	37.1%
10	VW	Magotan	22,222	19,318	15.0%	122,273	146,368	-16.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, June 2019

11 Jul. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 17.3% and 9.6% respectively in June
On July 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of June, 2019. Production and sales figures in June showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates. Year-to-date (YTD) production from January to June continued to decline at rates higher than that from January to May while YTD sales from January to June decreased at rates lower than that from January to May.
Overall vehicle production in June totaled 1.895 million units, reflecting a 2.5% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 17.3% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.056 million units, reflecting a 7.5% m/m increase and a 9.6% y/y decline. YTD production for January through June totaled 12.132 million units with a 13.7% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 12.323 million units, reflecting a 12.4% y/y decline.
June passenger car production reached 1.598 million units, reflecting an increase of 7.2% from the previous month, and a decline of 17.2% compared to June of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.728 million units, reflecting a 10.7% m/m increase and a 7.8% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in June totaled 296,000 units, reflecting a 17.1% m/m decline and a 17.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 329,000 units, reflecting decreases of 6.5% m/m and 17.8% y/y.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) showed positive results in June: production reached 134,000 units, reflecting an increase of 56.3% y/y, while sales reached 152,000 units, reflecting an increase of 80.0% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 113,000 units, reflecting a 78.0% y/y increase, while sales were 129,000 units, reflecting a 106.7% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 20,000 units reflecting an 8.9% y/y decline, but sales showed an increase of 2.2% y/y at 22,000 units. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production was 508 units for an increase of 9.8 times y/y, and sales totaled 484 units, a 14.6 times y/y increase.
Overall vehicle exports in June totaled 96,000 units, reflecting a 22.6% m/m increase and a 3.3% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 69,000 units, reflecting a 24.2% m/m increase and a 1.6% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 27,000 units, reflecting an 18.8% m/m increase and a 7.4% y/y decline.

China - Production of vehicles

	Jun. 2019			Jan.-Jun. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	83.3	44.0	-14.6	490.4	40.4	-13.4
MPV	7.6	4.0	-39.6	65.4	5.4	-23.8
SUV	66.5	35.1	-16.3	421.6	34.8	-17.6
Mini Van	2.5	1.3	-31.1	20.4	1.7	-5.3
Passenger Cars Total	159.8	84.3	-17.2	997.8	82.2	-15.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.6	15.6	-17.5	215.4	17.8	-2.3
Grand Total	189.5	100.0	-17.3	1,213.2	100.0	-13.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jun. 2019	Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2019	Jan.-Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	40,808	34,502	18.3%	238,929	217,603	9.8%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	31,636	43,966	-28.0%	224,397	213,154	5.3%
3	Buick	Excelle GT	30,074	10,449	187.8%	147,482	111,305	32.5%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	28,731	33,018	-13.0%	173,603	181,366	-4.3%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	26,541	18,260	45.4%	75,033	118,361	-36.6%
6	Haval	Haval H6	25,799	26,055	-1.0%	179,422	213,335	-15.9%
7	Honda	Civic	25,449	18,373	38.5%	112,921	99,659	13.3%
8	Honda	CR-V	23,342	22,559	3.5%	93,735	81,839	14.5%
9	VW	Tiguan	20,445	31,201	-34.5%	114,493	170,531	-32.9%
10	VW	Santana	20,280	22,359	-9.3%	104,090	132,523	-21.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, May 2019

13 Jun. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 21.2% and 16.4% respectively in May
On June 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of May, 2019. Production and sales figures in May showed accelerating year-over-year (y/y) declines. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to May continued to decline at rates higher than that from January to April.
Overall vehicle production in May totaled 1.848 million units, reflecting a 9.9% month-over-month (m/m) decline and a 21.2% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.913 million units, reflecting a 3.4% m/m decline and a 16.4% y/y decline. YTD production January through May totaled 10.237 million units with a 13% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 10.266 million units, a 13% y/y decline.
May passenger car production reached 1.491 million units, a decline of 10.2% from the previous month, and a decline of 23.7% compared to May of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.561 million units, reflecting declines of 0.9% m/m and 17.4% y/y. Among commercial vehicles, production in May totaled 357,000 units, an 8.8% m/m decline and an 8.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 351,000 units, reflecting decreases of 13.4% m/m and 11.8% y/y.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), results are positive: production reached 112,000 units, an increase of 16.9% y/y, while sales reached 104,000 units, and this is an increase of 1.8% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 94,000 units, a 21.7% y/y increase, while sales were 83,000 units, a 1.4% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 18,000 units for a 4.2% y/y decline, but sales showed an increase of 2.2% y/y at 21,000 units. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production was 316 units for an increase of 104.3 times y/y, and sales totaled 315 units, an 8-fold y/y increase.
Total vehicle exports in May totaled 78,000 units, reflecting a 6.1% m/m decline and a 16.4% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 55,000 units, a 3.5% m/m decline and a 20.4% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, a 11.9% m/m decline and a 4.5% y/y decline. YTD total vehicle exports totaled 392,000 units, a decrease of 4.9% y/y. Passenger car exports for the 5 months January through May totaled 259,000 units for a 14.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 133,000 units for the period showing a 21.7% y/y increase.

China - Production of vehicles

	May 2019			Jan.-May 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	78.76	42.61	-20.26	407.06	39.76	-13.13
MPV	8.62	4.66	-34.76	57.77	5.64	-21.10
SUV	58.79	31.81	-25.14	355.15	34.69	-17.89
Mini Van	2.96	1.60	-39.65	17.96	1.75	-0.12
Passenger Cars Total	149.14	80.69	-23.69	837.94	81.85	-15.56
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.70	19.32	-8.50	185.76	18.15	0.67
Grand Total	184.83	100.00	-21.16	1,023.70	100.00	-13.01

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	May 2019	May 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-May 2019	Jan.-May 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	42,473	40,355	5.2%	192,761	169,188	13.9%
2	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	33,710	34,309	-1.7%	144,872	148,348	-2.3%
3	VW	Lavida	32,321	39,874	-18.9%	198,121	183,101	8.2%
4	Buick	Excelle GT	26,339	13,002	102.6%	117,408	100,856	16.4%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	24,237	23,625	2.6%	48,492	100,101	-51.6%
6	Haval	Haval H6	23,777	30,175	-21.2%	153,623	187,280	-18.0%
7	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	22,337	27,460	-18.7%	166,939	213,370	-21.8%
8	China FAW Group Corp.	Semi Trailer (25t-40t) (China FAW Group Corp.)	21,506	10,840	98.4%	86,242	59,209	45.7%
9	VW	Sagitar	20,824	29,757	-30.0%	112,778	138,967	-18.8%
10	VW	Magotan	18,146	22,733	-20.2%	83,963	105,151	-20.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, March 2019

15 Apr. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China sales decline 5.2% y/y to 2.52 million units in March
On April 12, 2019, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for March. Production and sales figures in March showed fast month-over-month (m/m) declines and slight year-over-year (y/y) declines. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to March continued to decline with decrease rates lower than that from January to February.
Overall vehicle production in March totaled 2.558 million units, reflecting a 81.5% m/m increase and a 2.7% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.52 million units, reflecting a 70.1% m/m increase and a 5.2% y/y decline. YTD production totaled 6.336 million units reflecting a 9.8% y/y decline, while sales totaled 6.372 million units reflecting an 11.3% y/y decline.
Passenger vehicle production in March totaled 2.09 million units, an 83.3% m/m increase and a 5.0% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.019 million units, a 65.6% m/m increase and a 6.9% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle production in March totaled 468,000 units, a 73.8% m/m increase and an 8.7% y/y increase, while sales totaled 501,000 units, a 91.0% m/m increase and a 2.4% y/y increase.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), production reached 128,000 units, up 88.6% y/y, while sales reached 126,000 units, up 85.4% y/y. Among NEVs, EV production totaled 100,000 units, reflecting a 96.2% y/y increase, while sales totaled 96,000 units, reflecting an 83.4% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 28,000 units for a y/y increase of 65.5%, while sales totaled 30,000 units for a y/y increase of 91.5%. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production totaled 86 units for a 168.8% y/y increase, while sales totaled 86 units, increasing by 42 times y/y.
Exports for March totaled 90,000 units, reflecting a 57.7% m/m increase and a 0.4% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 56,000 units for a 55.1% m/m increase and a 16.6% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 34,000 units for a 62.1% m/m increase and a 50.7% y/y increase. YTD exports totaled 231,000 units, reflecting a 2.7% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 147,000 units for a 12.3% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 84,000 units for a 46.0% y/y increase.

China - Production of vehicles

	Mar. 2019			Jan.-Mar. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	98.62	38.55	-0.83	247.11	39.00	-9.92
MPV	15.40	6.02	-9.10	38.46	6.07	-16.89
SUV	90.60	35.42	-9.25	227.08	35.84	-15.01
Mini Van	4.35	1.70	18.13	10.08	1.59	10.61
Passenger Cars Total	208.98	81.70	-4.97	522.73	82.51	-12.42
Commercial Vehicles Total	46.82	18.30	8.72	110.84	17.49	4.95
Grand Total	255.80	100.00	-2.73	633.57	100.00	-9.81

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Mar. 2019	Mar. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2019	Jan.-Mar. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	51,562	31,316	64.7%	128,199	109,128	17.5%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	43,835	38,740	13.2%	113,136	94,456	19.8%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	41,209	48,989	-15.9%	122,514	157,099	-22.0%
4	Haval	Haval H6	32,058	39,527	-18.9%	101,550	122,785	-17.3%
5	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	31,445	35,895	-12.4%	80,626	91,170	-11.6%
6	VW	Bora	28,947	0	-%	69,199	0	-%
7	VW	Sagitar	27,665	32,466	-14.8%	64,680	78,125	-17.2%
8	Hyundai	Tucson/ix35	26,320	23,850	10.4%	51,706	55,578	-7.0%
9	Buick	Excelle GT	25,985	24,790	4.8%	75,389	70,557	6.8%
10	Hyundai	Elantra/Yuedong/Langdong/Elantra 2016	25,352	16,500	53.6%	38,497	42,820	-10.1%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, February 2019

12 Mar. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China sales decline 13.8% y/y to 1.482 million units in February
On March 11, 2019, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for February. Production and sales figures in February showed a month-over-month (m/m) decline due to the Chinese Spring Festival, with a considerable decline in passenger vehicles. Commercial vehicle production and sales figures showed a slight year-over-year (y/y) increase, while passenger vehicle production and sales figures showed a y/y decline. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to February continued to decline with the decrease rate for passenger vehicles higher than the average level for the industry. Commercial vehicles increased slightly.
Overall vehicle production in February totaled 1.410 million units, down 40.4% m/m and 17.4% y/y. Sales reached 1.482 million units, down 37.4% m/m and 13.8% y/y. YTD production totaled 3.776 million units for a 14.1% y/y decline, while sales totaled 3.852 million units for a 14.9% y/y decline.
Passenger vehicle production in February was 1.140 million units, representing a 42.9% m/m decline and a 20.8% y/y decline. Sales totaled 1.219 million units, representing a 39.7% m/m decline and a 17.4% y/y decline.
In the commercial vehicle segment, production totaled 270,000 units, down 27.2% m/m and up 1.0% y/y. Sales reached 262,000 units, down 24.3% m/m and up 8.0% y/y.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), production reached 59,000 units, up 50.9% y/y. Sales totaled 53,000 units, up 53.6% y/y. Among NEVs, EV production reached 44,000 units, up 51.3% y/y, while EV sales reached 40,000 units, up 69.4% y/y. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 15,000 units for a y/y increase of 48.2%, while sales totaled 13,000 units for a y/y increase of 18.6%.
Exports for February reached 57,000 units, representing an m/m decline of 30.9% and a y/y increase of 2.3%. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 36,000 units, representing a decline of 32.8% m/m and a 10.8% y/y. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, marking a decline of 27.6% m/m and an increase of 36.9% y/y. Year-to-date (YTD) exports totaled 141,000 units, a 4.0% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 91,000 units for a 9.6% y/y decline, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 50,000 units for a 42.9% y/y increase.

China - Production of vehicles

	Feb. 2019			Jan.-Feb. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	54.38	38.57	-16.68	148.49	39.32	-15.09
MPV	8.44	5.99	-28.10	22.99	6.09	-21.63
SUV	48.93	34.71	-24.10	136.48	36.14	-18.44
Mini Van	2.27	1.61	-7.10	5.73	1.52	5.50
Passenger Cars Total	114.03	80.88	-20.77	313.69	83.06	-16.79
Commercial Vehicles Total	26.95	19.12	0.95	63.96	16.94	2.27
Grand Total	140.98	100.00	-17.37	377.65	100.00	-14.08

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Vehicle production Top 10 models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Feb. 2019	Feb. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2019	Jan.-Feb. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	29,195	36,590	-20.2%	76,637	77,812	-1.5%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	25,512	44,202	-42.3%	81,305	108,110	-24.8%
3	Haval	Haval H6	24,777	29,906	-17.2%	69,492	83,258	-16.5%
4	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	21,808	17,098	27.5%	69,301	55,716	24.4%
5	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	19,892	21,197	-6.2%	49,181	55,275	-11.0%
6	VW	Jetta	18,358	0	-%	49,355	29,802	65.6%
7	Emgrand	Emgrand	16,093	17,527	-8.2%	39,453	42,087	-6.3%
8	Geely	Bo Yue	15,666	16,281	-3.8%	43,045	43,614	-1.3%
9	Buick	Excelle GT	14,816	10,206	45.2%	49,404	45,767	7.9%
10	VW	Sagitar	14,402	15,131	-4.8%	37,015	45,659	-18.9%

Source: MarkLines Data Center